>Looking at the shot of the top down SSR this morning, I am reminded again
>of
>the faults of wide angle lenses and their inherent distortion. This shot
>was taken from a distance of approximately 15 feet with an E-1 and 14-54 ZD
>lens at 17mm, or, in 35mm terms, 35mm. While it was taken with the camera
>positioned about even with or just ahead of the front of the vehicle and
>angled slightly toward the back, the difference in the distance between the
>front and the back couldn't have been more than four or five feet, but that
>was enough for some obvious wide-angle deception.
>
>http://home.att.net/~hiwayman/wsb/media/192375/site1077.jpg
>
>Notice anything strange about the wheels? I posted the shot in a hurry
>yesterday and didn't notice it then. The front wheel looks considerably
>larger >than the back, when, actually, the opposite is true: front wheel=21
>in./rear >wheel=22 in.
>
<SNIP>
>
>Walt
>
>--
>"Anything more than 500 yards from
>the car just isn't photogenic." --
>Edward Weston
Walt,
Now I know why I got a Tamron 17. If it can make my front look larger than
my back it was worth it. Alas, my wife already would know the truth.
Jay
Hand me my costume
Please won't you pass me my mask
I have appointments I must keep with my past.
Bill Nelson - Beauty Secrets
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